Switzerland · 13th century
Gottlieben Castle (German: Schloss Gottlieben) is a castle in the municipality of Gottlieben in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Gottlieben village is first mentioned around the end of the 10th century as Gotiliubon. It was originally part of the land owned by the Bishop of Constance. In 1251, Eberhard von Waldburg built a castle that served as the residence of the Bishops. After the Swabian War in 1499 the episcopal chief constable managed the village and the local low court from the castle until 1798. The court included Engwilen, Siegershausen and Tägerwilen as well as Gottlieben and made up the Bishop's bailiwick of Gottlieben. In 1808 the castle became private property. In 1837 it was renovated in a neo-gothic style.
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Gottlieben Castle ranks #5,794 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #74 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1251, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,295 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 36 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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